Adverse Dominion
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Adverse dominion, means doctrine that tolls the limitation period for claims against wrongdoing directors and officers of a corporation while they are in control of the corporation. The purpose of this doctrine is to prevent a director or officer from successfully hiding wrongful or fraudulent conduct during the limitations period, FDIC v. Shrader & York, 91 F. 2d 216, 227 (5th Cir. 1993).
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